Apparently a school district in Rhode Island has banned the Easter Bunny because it's "too Christian," and the local ACLU is arguing that government schools shouldn't mention Easter at all because it's a religious holiday.
So if you want your children to grow up stunningly ignorant of the historic and religious roots of our culture, I heartily recommend the Tiverton, Rhode Island public schools. Another option is School District 112 here in Minnesota, which banned Santa Claus from Christmas observations for more or less the same reason.
If you don't want your kids to be subjected to rigorously enforced ignorance, here's another option.
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Oh, come on, BB!
Do you really want the young skulls full of mush to learn about bunnies, goddess-worship, fertility rites, the resurrection of Nimrod (did you also kill and consume a boar for your Ishtar lunch? We did! ;^) when they should rightly be taught about the resurrection of our Lord?
A pox on Santa Claus, too!
Saint Nicholas is fine, but shouldn't our Lord's birth be taught instead (proper time of year arguments notwithstanding)?
Actually, Mark, if all of what you say is true, isn't it part of Western Civilization, and thus something that "young skulls full of mush" ought to know?
(now regarding the actual documents that make the allegations you refer to, there are a number of "wee little gaps" in the logic and evidence that suggest that the case is far from closed....email me if you're interested)
I'm interested, and I don't even know what you're talking about. :)
Shawn, Mark is referring to a collection of documents that argue against the celebration of Christmas & Easter on the grounds that both are originally, and still, pagan. Some of the arguments are pretty straightforward, and others are (IMO) a bit of a stretch.
(will get a copy to you if Mark gets it to me...)
I don't have a copy of this text (let's call it "Q" :^) to which you're referring...
While Q may have something to say about Nimrod and Ashteroth/Ishtar/Easter, etc... My larger point was why should we worry about the abolition/banishment of the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus? Christmas and Easter vacations have largely gone the way of the Dodo in public schools already.
Why worry? Well, not for the rodent and the elf themselves, though certainly they do occupy a part of our history and should be taught.
More because of what their banning represents; teachers evidently incapable of differentiating secular from sacred. In other words, the educators are showing a complete lack of knowledge about logic and history.
Oh... That's what I thought that you meant.
Why didn't you just say it? ;^)
...if i'm not worshiping nimrod or ishtar, does it matter?
coughparanoiacough?
Probably depends on whether those around you are seeing "Ishtar" (or whatever) or the risen Christ.
Of course, I would suggest that there are many other ways of preaching Christ more effectively than by giving up Easter candy. :^)
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